Bishop Koenig is flanked by Father Rich Jasper, left, and Father James Gebhart outside the Newman Center at St. Thomas More Oratory on the campus of University of Delaware. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Every generation inherits the gift of faith because someone came before them. Someone built the church where we were baptized. […]
President Donald Trump walks as he attends a campaign rally at Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport in Bullhead City, Ariz., Oct. 14, 2026. (OSV News photo/Evan Vucci, Reuters) President Donald Trump offered Pope Leo XIV his “best wishes” and “love” in a short interview with reporters Oct. 14, the day after the pope’s doctors announced that the […]
Carnival Cruise Line will now fully withdraw Carnival Luminosa and Carnival Adventure from Australia in March 2028 as part of its long-term global fleet planning. Carnival Luminosa, which has sailed seasonally from Brisbane since the industry restarted in 2022, will make her final voyage from Sydney on 15 March 2028. Carnival Adventure will depart Sydney […]
Italy is seeing visitors spread across more months and more destinations, with nine of the country’s 15 fastest-growing emerging destinations in the south, according to a new report. The Data Appeal Company/Almaviva Group’s annual All Italian Data report, based on its Mabrian Travel Intelligence Platform, identifies five trends shaping Italian tourism in the 12 months […]
A woman prays with a rosary and a card portraying Pope Leo XIV Oct. 14, 2026, where the pope had surgery the previous evening to remove a lung nodule. The Vatican confirmed after the surgery that Pope Leo has lung cancer. (OSV News photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters) VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV is recovering as […]
A nun holds an image of Pope Leo XIV as Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, celebrates a Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 14, 2026, on the final day of a meeting in which the presidents of bishops’ conferences are marking the 10th anniversary of “Amoris Laetitia” […]
Fiji Airways is saying “Thank You” to Aussies with a global sale, inviting customers to return to Fiji. Running from 12 October to 3 November 2026, the sale celebrates the long-standing relationship between Fiji and Australia with special fares available on selected services. This limited-time offer invites Australians to revisit their favourite destinations or discover […]
Emirates has marked 30 years in Australia, celebrating the milestone at Melbourne’s State Library Victoria. The airline launched its inaugural Melbourne service in June 1996 and has since expanded to Sydney (2000), Perth (2002), Brisbane (2003) and Adelaide (2012). It now operates 70 weekly services across the five gateways, connecting Australians to nearly 140 destinations […]
A man prays in front of a statue of the St. John Paul II outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome Oct. 13, 2026, where Pope Leo XIV had surgery that afternoon to remove a lung nodule. The Vatican confirmed that evening that Pope Leo has lung cancer. (OSV News photo/Matteo Minnella, Reuters) Pope Leo XIV has […]
Pope Leo XIV smiles as a person takes a cellphone photo as the pontiff arrives at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital Oct. 13, 2026, ahead of his surgery that afternoon to remove a lung nodule. (OSV News photo/Ciro De Luca, Reuters) Pope Leo XIV’s surgery to remove a lung nodule on Oct. 13 was completed successfully, the […]